cromlech

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The cromlech built in Langemark, Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2014

The charcoal sample that was thus dated came from an excavated pit at Stonehenge, the great "megalithic cromlech" on England's Salisbury Plain that has mystified scientists since Roman times.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those who come from Llanberis will leave the highroad at a point 3½ miles from the station and about half a mile short of the cromlech.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.

This cromlech is called, by children in that neighbourhood, ‘Castle Correg.’

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt

The cromlech itself is very imposing, with massive side supports, six or seven feet high, and a mighty covering stone, flat on the under side.

From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert